In an interview to Britain's ITV, Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Abdul Momen said the 19-year-old - who is currently living in the Al-Hol desert refugee camp in Syria - would face the death penalty if she ended up in the South Asian country. She was also stripped of her British citizenship by Home Secretary Sajid Javid in February.

Although Shamima Begum is of Bangladeshi descent, the country's Foreign Ministry denied it. "We have nothing to do with Shamima Begum. She is not a Bangladeshi citizen. She never applied for Bangladesh citizenship. She was born in England and her mother is British," Momen said on Thursday.

Bangladesh is currently hosting an estimated 1.1 million Rohingya refugees after they fled over the border to escape persecution in their native country. "When they're being persecuted and killed, we open our doors to save humanity," said Momen. The British government has not responded to the comments.